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Dodgers May Not Win World Series, but They're Shoo-Ins for 'The Smiley'

By Tom KrasovicFeb 28th 2011 – 12:10PM

GLENDALE Ariz. -- Every team in the National League West except the Dodgers owns a league pennant from the last 13 years, two claiming the World Series, most recently the Giants last fall. The Dodgers have gone nearly twice as long without a league flag. In that time, all four expansion teams from the 1990s cracked the...

Dodgers Tab Clayton Kershaw as Opening Day Starter

By Josh AlperFeb 16th 2011 – 2:53PM

We already knew who would be on the mound for the Giants when they kick off their title defense on March 31, now we know who Tim Lincecum will be facing. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly announced Clayton Kershaw will get the ball for L.A. in the first game of the season. It may seem a little early to make such an...

Armed and Dominant: Year of the Pitcher

By Ed PriceDec 30th 2010 – 1:45PM

All this week, the FanHouse staff will look back at the most significant baseball storylines of 2010. In China, 2010 was the Year of the Tiger. In Major League Baseball, it was the Year of the Pitcher. Finally. After nearly 20 years of an offensive boom, hurlers took back the game in 2010. The Giants won the World...

Fading Dodgers Get Spark From Kershaw

By Jeff FletcherSep 15th 2010 – 2:06AM

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Dodgers are dead in the standings. After back-to-back appearances in the League Championship Series, they have endured a miserable second half that will leave them out of the playoffs. Such teams don't normally finish that strong, finding the role of spoiler to be uninspiring. When the Dodgers lost...

Roto Rush: Another Injured Phillie?

By R.J. WhiteAug 2nd 2010 – 8:00AM

The Phillies made a big move toward securing their second championship in three years when they acquired Roy Oswalt from the Astros, but on Sunday they could have suffered an even bigger loss. Ryan Howard, who has a .292 average and 23 home runs this season, jammed his ankle sliding into second base in Sunday's game...

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Background on Clayton Kershaw

Clayton Edward Kershaw (born March 19, 1988) is a left-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.

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